eBay

snow-bears · ‎04-21-2019

Honestly, I am not entirely surprised that eBay did this. For months (years?), eBay has been sneakily forcing my listings into GTC format and adding Best Offer options after I submit my listings, without my consent. When I called and complained, they always acted like it was a glitch and "so sorry for the inconvenience" but I would have to change them all manually. Clearly they were lying through their teeth and that was just the precursor program to forcing this policy on all of us.

Now this **bleep**. The GTC nonsense removes all urgency from sales and will thus result in difficulty in sellers managing their listings, fewer sales for everyone, and more lowball offers. It seems like the only upside is for eBay: to be able to rip people off with mandatory relistings fees - for listings you never wanted or asked to be relisted.

So, just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to fight this policy, where to send our feedback, if there is already an ongoing petition somewhere, etc.

calntom · ‎04-21-2019

We may know more when the completed Spring Seller Update comes out, probably within the next couple of weeks.

There is not a way to fight it.

southern*sweet*tea · ‎04-21-2019

I have to disagree.

The WORST thing Ebay has ever done - by far - is to go Paypal/merchant account only with no other payment methods allowed. I lost a lot of cash and check buyers years ago when Ebay did that, and a lot of them didn't come back.

The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.

We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell

hyperrush · ‎04-21-2019

GTC is usefull for sellers that have high items too sell.

One sale a day, tomorrow the entire Galaxy!

readabouthorses · ‎04-21-2019

@hyperrush wrote:
GTC is usefull for sellers that have high items too sell.

When the GTC listing for a single item rolls over it ends up in the middle of nowhere in my search ... it isn't newly listed ... it isn't ending soonest ... it is just "there" in the middle of nowhere. LOL

frenchblueshutters · ‎04-21-2019

Hands Down GTC is THE WORST THING Ebay Has Ever Pulled. Sales are non Existent.No Urgency to Buy Items will Be There Forever. Tons of Watchers Even sent Watchers Offers, Yeah that was a Waste Of Energy. Watchers are Probably Sick and Tired Of all the Offers they Get. They are Watchers Not Buyers. Made a Living for 11 Years and Now My income on Ebay Since GTC is Poverty Level in any State in the USA. It is a Complete failure. 90% of My Sales for Years were on 7 Day Durations. I Pay for a Store I Know what I perfected over 11 Years Works. And then Ebay Decides they Know How to Run Our Businesses Better than we do. Unique One of a Kind Items Do Not Work with GTC People Look at Newly Listed or Ending Soonest. Not Looking at the 28 Days in Between. Only Sellers of Bulk New Garbage in Mega Quantities Should Be Forced to Use GTC Not EVERY SELLER.

snow-bears · ‎04-21-2019

Well eBay has made a lot of terrible choices, I will certainly agree with that! They have done plenty to **bleep** me off, but this one takes the cake.

For me, I think this is the worst one because they are trying to hide their fees - clearly they are relying on the sort sellers that put stuff online, forget about it, and end up unwittingly paying fees every months. Or even sellers who sell frequently but never sell outside of their free listings. When I could list the items for 7 days, I could re-list the items manually and see the fees at the bottom. Now I have no way of keeping track of how many free listings I have or when those free listings are going to run out. Suddenly I will have a ton of fees being charged: since I usually list many items on the same day, they would all re-list on the same day and burn through my free listings quickly.

It's underhanded, it's dishonest, it's bad business.

buyselljack2016 · ‎04-21-2019

@snow-bears wrote:
Well eBay has made a lot of terrible choices, I will certainly agree with that! They have done plenty to **bleep** me off, but this one takes the cake.

For me, I think this is the worst one because they are trying to hide their fees - clearly they are relying on the sort sellers that put stuff online, forget about it, and end up unwittingly paying fees every months. Or even sellers who sell frequently but never sell outside of their free listings. When I could list the items for 7 days, I could re-list the items manually and see the fees at the bottom. Now I have no way of keeping track of how many free listings I have or when those free listings are going to run out. Suddenly I will have a ton of fees being charged: since I usually list many items on the same day, they would all re-list on the same day and burn through my free listings quickly.

It's underhanded, it's dishonest, it's bad business.

It is all available in the sellers hub.

Shows when listings will end.

You can set it up so they are lined up by date/time.

May be tough for some depending upon # of listings. I can easily monitor 100 or so.

Shows how many "free listings" you have used/left.

Any listing that you do not want to renew can be ended just before it renews. No fee.

yuzuha · ‎04-21-2019

@snow-bears wrote:

For me, I think this is the worst one because they are trying to hide their fees - clearly they are relying on the sort sellers that put stuff online, forget about it, and end up unwittingly paying fees every months. Or even sellers who sell frequently but never sell outside of their free listings. When I could list the items for 7 days, I could re-list the items manually and see the fees at the bottom. Now I have no way of keeping track of how many free listings I have or when those free listings are going to run out. Suddenly I will have a ton of fees being charged: since I usually list many items on the same day, they would all re-list on the same day and burn through my free listings quickly.

I don't see how that's the fault of anyone but the sellers who don't pay any attention to their listings. If I subscribe to Netflix and then forget about it, I still have to pay the subscription fee regardless of whether I actually watch anything or not. People need to take some personal responsibility for themselves.

kensgiftshop · ‎04-21-2019

@readabouthorses wrote:
When the GTC listing for a single item rolls over it ends up in the middle of nowhere in my search ... it isn't newly listed ... it isn't ending soonest ... it is just "there" in the middle of nowhere. LOL

Not everyone searches new listings or one's about to end.

Have a great day.

readabouthorses · ‎04-21-2019

@kensgiftshop wrote:
@readabouthorses wrote:
When the GTC listing for a single item rolls over it ends up in the middle of nowhere in my search ... it isn't newly listed ... it isn't ending soonest ... it is just "there" in the middle of nowhere. LOL

Not everyone searches new listings or one's about to end.

Since I'm searching magazines I never search by price plus shipping because I always get all the media mail cheaters right up front. So I usually search ending soonest and newly listed. I only used Best Match a few times and it was a total disaster.

ms.rodriguez* · ‎04-21-2019

This is simple. LIST MANY ITEMS at 1 time late at night. Count 29 days and mark your calender with a number. That # would be the # of items that you need to end. Then sit down, put on a ball game or something that is easy to follow and start ending your auctions. RINSE and Repeat. I put a calender in my living room, computer room and I'm thinking of putting one in the kitchen to help me remember. Also teach a family member how to end your auctions incase you get ill or worse. Remember, ebay wants to charge you until the item ends.

flo_mingo · ‎04-21-2019

@ms.rodriguez* wrote:
This is simple. LIST MANY ITEMS at 1 time late at night. Count 29 days and mark your calender with a number. That # would be the # of items that you need to end. Then sit down, put on a ball game or something that is easy to follow and start ending your auctions. RINSE and Repeat. I put a calender in my living room, computer room and I'm thinking of putting one in the kitchen to help me remember. Also teach a family member how to end your auctions incase you get ill or worse. Remember, ebay wants to charge you until the item ends.

the point was that 30 days worked and we didn't ahve to make time to cancel. this just an additional task that I do not need. My solution is sell less on eBay list the rest elsewhere.

Anonymous · ‎04-21-2019

I called to ask about this today and spoke to two reps in the Philippines; one a "supervisor". I was concerned about the autorelist at my expense. They could've cared less and essentially said there is nothing we sellers can do about it.

So...I'll cancel my account and go on welfare. Figure if it's good enough for the illegal immigrants, it's good enough for me; a 9th generation American taxpayer.